1. The National Hurricane Center in Miami Florida is issuing
advisories on Tropical Storm Howard, located about 1500 miles east
of Hilo Hawaii. Public Advisories on Howard are issued under
AWIPS header TCPEP4 and WMO header WTPZ34 KNHC. Howard is forecast
to move west-northwest and weaken, and is expected to cross 140W
into the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's area of responsibility
on Thursday.

Elsewhere, no tropical cyclones are expected through Thursday
evening.